One story about this man says that he once accidentally burned the griddle cakes of a peasant woman who was sheltering him. Before one of his military victories, he met with f
One story about this man says that he once accidentally burned the griddle cakes of a peasant woman who was sheltering him. Before one of his military victories, he met with forces at Egbert's Stone. He is not William I, but this subject of The Ballad of the White Horse unified various law codes into his namesake Doom Book. This man took an adopted son in the Treaty of Wedmore. To encourage education, he personally translated works from Boethius and Augustine into English. He is best known for winning the Battle of Ethandun against Guthrum, preserving this man's kingdom, the only one to resist Viking occupation. For 10 points, identify this English king of Wessex who is known as "the Great."
One story about this man says that he once accidentally burned the griddle cakes of a peasant woman who was sheltering him.
{Alfred} the Great